Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-31
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
A List OF the New Enterprises of
the Years First Quarter.

"A List OF the New Enterprises of
the Years First Quarter.
CHATTANOOGA, March 30.-The Trades
man has compiled by States reports of
the leading new industries and railroad
companies formed in the South In the
first quarter of the present year. The
compilation embraces only such CON-
panies as were organized, and in most
cases the work of erection has actually
commenced. The reports are as follows:
ALABAMA.-COal and coke companies
is. bridge works 4, boots and shoes ., brick
8. cotton mills ., congresses 3, toundrles
and iron works y, furnaces IA, rolling
mills 4, marble works 2, stove works 3,
water works 8, street railways Z, rail-
roads IA, saW-mills, planning mills, etc. u,
potteries 2, pipe works 2, electric light
companies 4, gas companies 4, natural
gas and oil companies ., locomotive
works l, ice manufacturing companies 5,
miscellaneous industries 10.
Acknowledgements 2, gold and
silver mining companies g, coal mining
companies 7, lumber anu saw mills II ,
railroads 7, street railways 2, wagon fac
tories 3. -four mills 3, ice factories 2, mis-
cellaneous (including plow, pipe, water
works, machine shops. etc. 8.
FLORIDA.-FOundries and machine
shops 3, lumber and saw mills 10, water
works 4, mining companies 2, oil cOmpa-
ny /, railroads 4, rice mill /, cotton mill
l, cigar factories 3, miscellaneous Is.
GEoRGIA.-Bridge wOrksl, car shops l.
congresses 2 cotton mills ,, engine works
l, furnaces 2, glass works l, Ice factories
5, marble works 2, mining companies IL,
rolling mill l, railroads 5, saw aud plan
ing mills 16, miscellaneous %.
kRNTuEKY.-AX factory L carriaUp
factories ., distilleries >, electric light
works l, tertiliZing companies ,, flour
AID grist mills 3, natural gas companies
D., ice factories 2, mining companies s.
lumber and wood working 10, steel works
l, toOl works 2, miscellaneous II.
LOUIsIANA.-COmpress L, foundries .,
canning companies ?, wood working S,
rice mills 2, water works ., mining COM
panI4s >, miscellaneous I.
MISSISSIPPI.-CottOn mills l, compress
l, furnace l, Ice factories 2, mining COM
| panies 4, lumber 5, railroads, street rail-
ways 2, water works l, miscellaneous 6.
NORTH CAROLINA.-Brick works !,
furniture l, carriage works, ETC., 8,
chemical works l, cotton mills Z, dlstil-
lery l, foundry and machine works 5,
lumber and saw mills II, gas works 5, ice
factories ., mines 3, oil mills /, railroads
10, street railroads 4, tobacco factories 7,
water WORKS D. MlbceIIaHeOuS ..
SOUTH CAROLINA.-Brick works /,
-four mills /, oil mills /, railroads 8,
street railways l, water works 2, wood
working 4, miscellaneous 8.
TENNESSEE.-Coal mining companies
Il, agricultural implements 2, boot and
shoe factories 2, compress l, barrel iscto-
ries 3, electric light companies 4, furnaces
5, foundry and machine works Is, -four
mills IL, gold mining companies l, Ice
factories 8, marble works 10, oil-natural
gas 8, potteries A, gas companies 2, iron
and steel mills ,, cotton mills 8, lumber
works "a, agricultural implements ., car
riage and wagons 5, car works 1, coke
companies 3, tool works 2, railroads 90,
street railroads 16, stove works 2, wooden
mills 3, water works 3, miscellaneous "a.
VIRGINIA.-Electric light works ,,
-four mills 3, furnaces 2 iron works 2,
gas works 4, natural gas companies 5,
mining companies 8, potteries l, railroads
8, shoe factories l, street railways 1, to-
bacco factories 6. water works !, wood
working Q, miscellaneous II.
WEST NIRGINIA.-Chain works l, dis
tiilery /, natural gas ., potteries ., rail-
roads l, street railroads :, tube works l,
water works l, mining companies 6, lum-
ber 3, misce llaneous I.
TEXAS.-Cotton mill l, toundries 3.
congresses ., flour mills ,, gas works /,
ice factories 6, lumber mills 10, mining
companies 6, railroads I, street railways
3, water works 8, gin mills IL, miscel-
laneous Is,